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“You better believe I was pretty apprehensive,” Brown said. “With so many people, spectators, judges, staff members coming and going.”

Judges included Wilson, Why Worry Hounds (S.C.) master George Thomas, Master of Foxhounds Association executive director Dennis Foster, and Elkridge Harford (Md.) master Liz McKnight. Tony Leahy acted as huntsman for the combined pack that included up to 10 hounds from each participating hunt.

Judges were mounted so they could follow, or even get ahead of, the action. They carried radios, tape recorders and notepads, and had assistance from aides who rode along with them.

Hard hunting days

Though Wednesday’s relentless rain made for difficult scenting and paucity of game, 75 field members and 20 various staff members (competing hunts’ huntsmen and whippersin), plus judges, mounted up at The Hill near Boston. Out for two and a half hours, the 37 hounds worked well as a “pack,” acting huntsman Leahy said.

“It was a frustrating day,” said Leahy, one-time huntsman

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